Sangeeth Sivan funeral: Anupam Kher, Sham Kaushal, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh among others pay their last respects

The film fraternity bid farewell to veteran director Sangeeth Sivan, who passed away on May 8 after battling health issues. The last rites of the filmmaker took place at the Oshiwara Crematorium on Thursday, which saw a gathering of industry colleagues, friends, and admirers.

Celebrities including Anupam Kher, Sham Kaushal, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Javed Jaffrey with his wife, and Ken Ghosh among many others, paid their respects at Sangeeth Sivan's funeral.

The director had been undergoing treatment for a urinary infection at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. Sadly, on Wednesday, he suffered a cardiac arrest, leading to his untimely demise, as confirmed by Sangeeth Sivan's brother, Sanjeev Sivan.




Sangeeth Sivan, known for his contributions to Indian cinema, was the eldest son of photographer-cinematographer Sivan. He is survived by his wife, Jayashree, and their children, Sanjana and Shanthanu.

Sangeeth began his film career as an assistant to his father before turning professional as the writer and executive producer of the Hindi film Raakh (1989). His second film after becoming a full-time director was Yoddha (1992), one of the biggest hits in Malayalam cinema.



He directed a few more films in Malayalam before shifting to Mumbai, where directed seven Hindi films and a few web series, including Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Apna Sapna Money Money and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 among others.

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